§ 102-126. Signs permitted in residential and planned unit development (PUD) districts.

(a)

>General standards. Standards for permanent on-premise signs in the residential and planned unit development districts are described below and in Table 1 below.

(b)

Residential properties. All residential properties that are located in residential and planned unit development zoning districts are permitted signs not to exceed eight square feet in total sign area. Signs must be temporary and may be either freestanding or displayed in a window. Trees, rocks or other naturally occurring landscape features may not be used to support a residential sign.

(c)

Subdivisions, apartment, multi-family dwellings and condominium complexes are permitted either a freestanding sign or wall signs. Freestanding signs may not exceed 32 square feet provided that one such sign shall be permitted for each separate means of entrance to or exit from the subdivision, apartment, or condominium complex. Wall signs may not exceed 32 square feet provided that two such signs shall be permitted for each separate means of entrance to or exit from the subdivision, apartment, or condominium complex.

(d)

For properties located in a residential district as described in subsection (c) above, other directional, incidental and/or accessory signs are also permitted, to be located within the subdivision, complex or multi-family residential development. Such directional, incidental and/or accessory signs shall not exceed four (4) square feet in sign area and six (6) feet in height (if freestanding).

(e)

Other permitted nonresidential uses in a residential district are permitted a freestanding sign not to exceed 32 square feet, and further provided that one such sign shall be permitted for each separate street and/or separate building frontage occupied by the permitted use, and for each means of entrance to or exit from the permitted use. Wall signs are also permitted not to exceed five percent of the area of the façade in elevation view upon which they are placed.

(f)

Electronic message centers. EMC's are allowed, by special exception only, on properties with permitted nonresidential uses in a residential district. They are prohibited on single family residential properties and on subdivision, apartment, multi-family dwellings and condominium properties.

(1)

All electronic message centers shall be equipped with technology that automatically dims the electronic message center according to the ambient light conditions.

(2)

All electronic message centers shall be limited to a maximum illuminance of 0.3 foot candles at a distance of 25 feet from the face of the sign.

(3)

All transitions from one frame to another frame on an electronic message center shall be achieved by one of the following modes of message transition: Fade or dissolve.

(4)

Each frame on an electronic message center shall be displayed for not less than ten seconds before beginning transition to another frame.

(g)

Animated signs: As defined by this Code, animated signs are prohibited in residential districts.

(h)

Roof signs: As defined by this Code, roof signs are prohibited in residential districts.

(i)

Flagpoles in residential districts shall not exceed 35 feet in height and shall be limited to one per property. Flagpoles shall be located so that the flag will not extend over a right-of-way. No flagpole may be erected without obtaining appropriate building permits.

(j)

Visibility triangle. On corner lots, signs within the triangular area formed by the street right-of-way lines shall not obstruct the vision of traffic.

TABLE 1: SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
	TYPES OF SIGNS ALLOWED	NUMBER OF SIGNS ALLOWED	PERMITTED SIGN AREA	MAXIMUM HEIGHT (IF APPLICABLE)
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED, DUPLEX AND TOWNHOMES	TEMPORARY FREESTANDING OR WINDOW	ANY NUMBER SO LONG AS THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALL SIGNS DOES NOT EXCEED 8 SQUARE FEET	8 SQUARE FEET	4′0″
RESIDENTIAL AND PUD SUBDIVISIONS, APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS	FREESTANDING	ONE PER ENTRANCE/EXIT	32 SQUARE FEET	6′0″
	WALL	TWO PER ENTRANCE/EXIT	32 SQUARE FEET PER SIGN	6′0″
	INCIDENTAL OR DIRECTIONAL	UNLIMITED	6 SQUARE FEET	6′0″
PERMITTED NONRESIDENTIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS	FREESTANDING SIGNS	ONE PER FRONTAGE	32 SQUARE FEET	6′0″
	WALL	ONE PER FRONTAGE	5% OF FACADE	N/A
	INCIDENTAL OR DIRECTIONAL	UNLIMITED	4 SQUARE FEET	6′0″
	ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERS ARE ALLOWED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION ON PROPERTIES WHERE PERMITTED NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ARE LOCATED.

 

(Ord. No. 13-19, § 1, 5-23-13)